Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1982

Sweden
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 1.62 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (121 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 92,525 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.62
Births
92,525
Births per 1,000 people
11.1
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
8,325,183
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.00.0%12
15-1912.73.9%3,713
20-2486.426.7%23,148
25-29120.937.4%33,937
30-3472.222.4%22,189
35-3925.88.0%8,324
40-444.71.5%1,159
45-490.10.0%33
50-540.00.0%9